Dr Angela Cotter

Visiting Lecturer

Professional Biography

Angela Cotter is a Jungian analyst (GAP, IAAP, UKCP) in private practice who has also trained in energy psychotherapy, family constellations and systemic ritual. She is on the UKCP Directory of Clinical Supervisors. She has worked at Regent’s University London since 2006 and has been Head of Research at the Minster Centre since 2014. Since her doctoral work on nurses’ experience of severe acute and chronic illness in themselves (1990), she has researched the wounded healer in health and social care. Her research interests also include action research, autobiographical, embodied and creative approaches to research. She has a background in clinical work, research and education within the NHS, private and voluntary sector.

Publications

Cotter A (2017) Moving and being Moved through Time: Autoethnographic reflections on the development of first person research over thirty years. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (forthcoming).

Cotter A (2016) The Politics of Care and Caring: one UK perspective. In Kiehl E, Saban M & Samuels A (2016) Analysis and Activism: Social and political contributions of Jungian psychology. London: Routledge; pp. 65-72.

Cotter A (2014) Being Alongside the Track: Experiences of derailment across the adult lifecycle and the paradox of wholeness. Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis vol.8, no.3., pp.236-247. Updated paper given at Bowlby Conference 2009 Desire Derailed: Attachment Deprivation and the Emergence of Love, Joy and Vitality. November 2014

Cotter A (2012) Research Ethics: The need for reflexivity in dialogue. The Psychotherapist. Issue 51, pp.20-21.

Cotter A (2000) Beneficial factors identified by members of a psychoanalytically informed group for nurse managers (Review) NT Research, vol.5, No2, 138-139.

Bridges J, Cotter A, Meyer J, Salvage A (2000) The progress of older people placed during the first year of the 1996 Continuing Care Guidance. Health and Social Care in the Community, Vol.8, No.2,147-150

Cotter A, Meyer J & Roberts S (1998) Humanity or bureaucracy? The transition from hospital to long term continuing institutional care. Nursing Times Research 3(4) 247-256

Cotter A (1997) Look Again: Re-assessment of older people Nursing Times 93(8) 37

Cotter A (1997) Comment: Elderly Care Counts Nursing Times; 93 (20)15

Other Outputs

2000-2002 Contributed biographical narratives and accompanying educational exercises from the research into seamless care conducted for the DoH to 5 modules by Emap Healthcare on the Diploma/Degree in Nursing Older People (Professional Practice; General Perspectives; Learning Disabilities; Mental Health; Social Perspectives).

Cotter A, McCormick K, Meyer J (2002) The Hospital Discharge Project: A multi-disciplinary and multi-agency action research study involving older users and their carers into i) the transition of older people to long-term care from acute hospitals and ii) the information needs of older people moving from acute hospitals into the community. London: School of Nursing & Midwifery, City University.

Cotter A with Fraser F, Langford S & Rose L (2001) Getting Everybody Included. Report on an action research study exploring the potential of creative arts to enhance communication between people with dementia and staff in long stay settings.

Cotter A (1999) Making a Difference in Naguib Ward: Report from Project Team Member. London: Independent Report

Cotter A, Meyer J, Bridges J & Salvage A (1997) An Exploratory Study to describe the progress of elderly individuals placed under Band I of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Authority Continuing Care Guidelines. London: School of Nursing & Midwifery, City University

Cotter A (1996) Report after first Six Months from R&D Education and Training Co-ordinator, North Thames Region. London: NHS Executive North Thames Regional Office.

Conference Papers Given

Cotter A (2016) In my head the song which has not been sung: how shamanism can offer new therapeutic perspectives while respecting older traditions. Presentation to Confer day on Shamanic Approaches in Modern Psychotherapy. London: 9th April.

Cotter A (2016) Working with the Dreaming Body. Presentation to Confer day on Working with Dreams in Psychotherapeutic Practice. London: 30th January.

Cotter A (2014) The Politics of Care and Caring: a UK perspective. Presentation to Analysis and Activism: Social and Political Contributions to Jungian Psychology. International Conference of invited speakers organised by International Association of Analytical Psychologists. December 2014.

Cotter A (2013) What Earthly Good is it? The promises and pitfalls of spirituality in psychotherapy in contemporary practice. Session in Confer autumn series Psychotherapy and Soul:Contemporary perspectives on spirituality and the transpersonal in clinical practice. October 2013.

Cotter A (2013) Being one of another: the spirituality of the wounded healer and its implications for psychotherapy practice and theory. Paper presented on Confer day The Gift of the Wounded HealerAn exploration of the clinical qualities and personal risks that arise from the psychotherapist's own experience of suffering. September 2013.

Cotter A (2011) Talking about Death: A very modern taboo. Paper presented to Quaker Fellowship for Afterlife Studies, September 2011.

Cotter A (2009) Being Alongside the Track: Experiences of derailment across the adult lifecycle and the paradox of wholeness. Keynote paper presented to John Bowlby Memorial Conference 2009 (Desire Derailed: attachment deprivation and the emergence of love, joy and vitality. March 2009

Cotter A (2007) Out of our Minds: Dementia as a symbol of our civilisation being in transition. Paper presented to Guild of Pastoral Psychology. May 2007.

Cotter A (2007) Death and Dying in Psychotherapy. Keynote Speaker at West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy Spring Conference. Keynote speaker. March 2007.

Wells D, Forte D, Cotter A (2005) Exploring Relationships and intimacy in care homes: A research based training package. New Challenges and Innovations in Community Health Nursing: International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research. Japan: October.

Cotter A (2003) Wounded Healers: An exploration of the concept in relation to the care of older people in mental health settings. Paper presented to Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists in the NHS Joint Conference (Older People and Nursing Sections), London: November.

Cotter A (2003) Transformed to Unity through accepting Difference: An exploration of the Red Shoes Fairytale in relation to Nursing Older People. Plenary paper presented to Royal College of Nursing International Conference in Care of Older People, Torquay: October.

Cotter A (2003) The voice of older people in the dissemination of research findings. Paper presented as part of a symposium led by Professor Julienne Meyer to British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference, Newcastle: September.

Cotter A (2000) Being and Being There – Spirituality and Dementia. Journal of Dementia Care – Third Annual Irish Conference, Belfast, September 2000. Plenary paper.

Cotter A The Difficulties Managing Change – Internal and External – to improve services for people with dementia. Journal of Dementia Care & the London Centre for Dementia Care, June 2000. Plenary paper.

Cotter A & Rowe J The use of biographies in community nurse training. IPPR Seminar on the use of biographies from research; February 1999

Cotter A When working with dying is not a true choice: Issues in long-term care. Centre for Attachment-based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Conference on Living with Dying. London, October 1998. Plenary paper.

Cotter A & Savage J The body’s consciousness and beyond: the researcher’s embodied consciousness in research. British Sociological Association, Medical Sociology Group Conference, York; September 1998

Cotter A Nothing you say to me will go anywhere: Interviewing people with dementia International RCN Research Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland; April 1998.

Cotter A Wounded nurses: Holism and nurses’ experiences of being ill Theology and Social Studies Seminar Series, Centre for the Study of Theology, University of Essex; February 1998.

Meyer J, Cotter A Involving older users and carers in advancing practice: The role of action research. “Your Move or Mine”, RCN European Conference on Older People, Harrogate; November 1997. Plenary Paper.

Cotter A Continuing Care: Towards a Re-evaluation of the Skills Needed to Enable High Quality Care. Paper presented to “Your Move or Mine”, RCN European Conference on Older People, Harrogate; November 1997.

Cotter A, Meyer J Ethical Issues and Practical Concerns: Involving Older Users and Carers in Research and Development of Health Care Practice. RCN Nursing Research Conference, Swansea, April 1997.

Cotter A Dementia Services: How the Concepts of Psychotherapy can Aid Managers. British Psychological Society Special Interest Group for Elderly People Conference, York, June 1996.